The Plan for Attack: SMEs Should Assess Security Risks, Conduct Cyber Drills
by Lee Rickwood
When it comes to cyber crime, small and medium business owners need to prepare for what seems inevitable.
Tag: data protection
Make a Habit of Cybersecurity with Free Tools from CIRA, Canada’s Internet Authority
by Lee Rickwood
Cybercrime is affecting public and private organizations, large and small. It’s impacting business relationships up and down the supply chain. And it’s costing us trillions of dollars every year! Good cyber habits can help, says CIRA.
Easy to Locate You, Easy to Delete You: Google Updates Android Features in Canada
by Lee Rickwood
There’s a powerful new emergency location tool from Google, and a way to request personal information be removed from search results.
Women in Cybersecurity: TELUS Director Sees Opportunity in Industry Plagued by Underrepresentation
by Lee Rickwood
Firefighting, constant learning, growth opportunities…and fun! Women in cybersecurity face real challenges, but can be met with real reward and satisfaction, says the Director of TELUS Online Security.
Smart Vending Machines Keep an Eye on Products, Customers, and Air Quality
by Lee Rickwood
At a dozen shopping malls across Canada, hidden inside digital information kiosks, were small cameras and other AVA-type technology. Apparently, hours and hours of video and hundreds of images were collected, an activity that regulators said contravened federal and provincial privacy laws.
Teen Fact-Checkers Combat Misinformation with Canadian MediaSmarts (UPDATED)
by Lee Rickwood
How does your teenage son, daughter, niece, nephew, friend, or student navigate among all the information, mis-information, dis-information out there? Ask another teen, of course!
Canadian Government to Study Use of Surveillance Tools – by Canadian Government
by Lee Rickwood
Technology that lets someone access and control every aspect of someone else’s digital device is being used more and more these days.
Digital Twins Getting Smarter All the Time: First Data, Then Buildings, Then Cities
by Lee Rickwood
Data has a smarter sibling, and the use of a “digital twin” can power up smart buildings and smarter cities.